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given for the average applicant to discipleship to consider and upon which to base action.
Most of us are average, are we not? If we regard ourselves otherwise, we divorce ourselves
from others and become guilty of the sin of separateness - the one real sin. An
appreciation of the above thoughts should build in the aspirant a realization of the value
of his meditation work, whilst the idea of a cyclic response to soul impulse lies back of
the activities of a morning meditation, noonday recollection, and an evening review. A
larger ebb and flow is also indicated in the two aspects of the full moon and the new
moon. Let this be borne in mind.
May there be a full and steady play of cyclic force from the kingdom of spirit upon
each one of us calling us forth into the realm of light, love and service and [65]
producing a cyclic response from each one! May there be a constant interchange between
those who teach and the disciple who seeks instruction!
Much
preliminary work will have to be done. The disciple on the physical plane and the inner
teacher (whether one of the Great Ones or the "Master within the Heart") need to
know each other somewhat, and to accustom themselves to each other's vibration. Teachers
on the inner planes have much to contend with owing to the slowness of the mental
processes of students in physical bodies. But confidence and trust will set up the right
vibration which will produce eventually accurate work. Lack of faith, of calmness, of
application, and the presence of emotional unrest will hinder. Long patience those on the
inner side need in dealing with all who must, for lack of other and better material, be
utilized. Some physical injudiciousness may make the physical body non-receptive; some
worry or care may cause the astral body to vibrate to a rhythm impossible for the right
reception of the inner purpose; some prejudice, some criticism, some pride, may be present
that will make the mental vehicle of no use. Aspirants to this difficult work must watch
themselves with infinite care, and keep the inner serenity and peace and a mental
pliability that will tend to make them of some use in the guarding and guiding of
humanity.
The following rules might therefore be given:
- It is essential that there should be an endeavor to arrive at absolute purity of motive.
- The ability to enter the silence of the high places will follow next. The stilling of
the mind depends upon the law of rhythm. If you are vibrating in many directions and
registering thoughts from all sides, this law will be unable to touch you. Balance and
poise must be restored before equilibrium can be reached. The law of vibration and the
study of atomic substance are closely [66] intertwined. When more is known about
these atoms and their action, reaction and interaction, then people will control
their bodies scientifically, synchronizing the laws of vibration and of rhythm. They are
the same and yet unlike. They are phases of the law of gravitation. The earth is itself an
entity which, by the force of will, holds all things to itself. This is an obscure matter,
little has been learned about it as yet. The inbreathing and outbreathing of the entity of
the earth affects vibration potently, - that is the vibration of the physical plane
matter. There is a connection also between this and the moon. Those members of humanity
who are specially under lunar influence respond to this attraction more than any others,
and they are difficult to use as transmitters. The silence that comes from the inner calm
is the one to cultivate. Aspirants are urged to remember that the time will come when they
too will form part of the group of teachers on the inner side of the veil. If then they
have not learnt the silence that comes from strength and from knowledge, how will they
bear the apparent lack of communication that they will then find exists between them and
those on the outer side? Learn therefore, how keep quiet or usefulness will be hampered by
astral fretfulness when on the other side of death.
- Remember always that lack of calm in the daily life prevents the teachers on egoic
levels from reaching you. Endeavor therefore to remain quiescent as life unrolls, work,
toil, strive, aspire, and hold the inner calm. Withdraw steadily into interior work and so
cultivate a responsiveness with the higher planes. A perfect steadiness of inner poise is
what the Masters need in those whom They seek to use. It is an inner poise that holds to
the vision yet does its outer work on the physical plane with a concentrated physical
brain attention which is in no way deviated by the inner receptiveness. It involves a dual
activity. [67]
- Learn to control thought. It is necessary to guard what you think. These are days when
the race as a whole is becoming sensitive and telepathic and responsive to thought
interplay. The time is approaching when thought will become public property, and others
will sense what you think. Thought has, therefore, to be carefully guarded. Those who are
contacting the higher truths and becoming sensitive to the Universal Mind must protect
some of their knowledge from the intrusion of other minds. Aspirants must learn to inhibit
certain thoughts, and prevent certain knowledge from leaking out into the public
consciousness when in contact with their fellow men.
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